Debut Album Tidbits
- Along with Blake Chancey, Little Big Town co-produced the album, a major feat for a new artist.
- Little Big Town wrote 6 out of the 10 songs on the CD.
- The entire CD has an acoustic sound, but only two of the songs are actually done without an electric guitar. They are "Pontiac" and "Stay".
- If you listen to the CD, you will notice that it focuses on the group's vocals rather than the instrumentation. That is because when the recording process began, Little Big Town recorded their vocals before any instruments were recorded. Usually in the recording studio, this process is reversed.
- The street date for the CD was Tuesday, May 21, 2002.
- Phillip Sweet plays acoustic guitar on the song "Everything Changes".
- The associate producer was David Lyndon Huff.
- "Pontiac", "Still", and "From This Dream" were produced by Little Big Town, Blake Chancey, and Paul Worley, along with David Lyndon Huff as the associate producer.
- The group dedicated the album to the memory of James Emmett Westbrook.
Writers and Musicians
- "Pontiac" (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland, Darrell Scott, Paul Worley / 12-String Guitar: Dave Cleveland, Darrell Scott / Slide Guitar: Paul Worley / Bazooki: Darrell Scott / Mandolin: Dave Cleveland / Keys: Steve Nathan / Bass Guitar: Matt Pierson, Jimmy Lee Sloas / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Everything Changes (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Tommy Lee James, Jennifer Kimball)
Acoustic Guitar: Phillip Sweet / Electric Guitar: Gary Burnette / B3: Tony Harrell / Harmonica: Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson / Bass Guitar: Jimmy Lee Sloas / Drums, Percussion & Programming: David Lyndon Huff
- "Don't Waste My Time" (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Irene Kelley, Clay Mills)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave cleveland / Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar & Dobro: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Tony Harrell, Steve Nathan / Bass Guitar: Jimmy Lee Sloas / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Still" (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Tommy Lee James)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland, Darrell Scott, Paul Worley / Electric Guitar: Paul Worley / Stell & Electric Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Tony Harrell, Steve Nathan / Bass Guitar: Jimmy Lee Sloas / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Never Felt Love" (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, D. Vincent Williams)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland / Steel & Electric Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Steve Nathan / Bass Guitar: Jimmy Lee Sloas / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Tryin'" (Troy Verges, Brett James)
Acoustic Guitar: Billy Panda, Paul Worley / Electric Guitar: Gary Burnette, Jerry McPherson, Paul Worley / Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Wurlitzer: Tony Harrell / Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie / Bass Guitar: Mark Childers / Drums, Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Stay" (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jason Deere)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland, Billy Panda / Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Tony Harrell / Cello & Mandolin: Jonathan Yudkin / Bass Guitar: Mark Childers / Drums, Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "Somewhere Far Away" (Mark Selby, Helen Darling)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland / Electric Guitar: Gary Burnette, Jerry McPherson / Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Tony Harrell / Violin: Jonathan Yudkin / Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie / Bass Guitar: Mark Childers / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "A Thousand Years" (Brad Crisler, Brett James)
Acoustic Guitar: Dave Cleveland / Electric Guitar: Gary Burnette, Jerry McPherson / Electric Guitar Solo: Dan Huff / Slide Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Steve Nathan / Bass Guitar: Mark Childers / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
- "From This Dream" (Kevin Fisher, Fred Wilhelm)
Acoustic Guitar: Billy Panda, Darrell Scott, Paul Worley / Electric Guitar: Dan Dugmore / Keys: Steve Nathan / Cello, Viola & Violin: Jonathan Yudkin / String Bass: Craig E. Nelson / Drums: Matt Chamberlain / Programming & Percussion: David Lyndon Huff
Credits
- Recorded by Tony Castle at Westwood Sound Studio, Nashville, TN and Madison Garage, Madison, TN
- Mixed by George Massenburg at Georkel Recording, Franklin, TN, Loud Studios, Nashville, TN, and Madison Garage
- Assisted by Jenny Rosato and Rich Hanson
- Additional engineering by Tony Castle, Ben Fowler, David Lyndon Huff, Steve Marcantonio, Mike Poole, Clarke Schleicher, Erik Hellerman, Joe Hand, and Mel Eubanks at Westwood Sound Studio; Madison Garage; EL Dobbs Productions, Franklin, TN, and The Money Pit, Nashville, TN
- A&R Coordination: Kay Smith and Michael Hiatt
- Production Coordination: Deb Castle
- Art Director / Artist Development: Deb Haus
- Art Direction / Design: Beth Kindig
- Creative Production: Vicki Russell
- Photography: Dana Tynan
- Hair: Alan Keay
- Make-up: Sheila Davis
Liner Notes
Jimi Westbrook
Jimi Thanks - Above all, I want to thank God for giving me this chance to dream... You've blessed me more than I deserve. Mom and Dad, thank you for supporting and believing in me when most parents would have said "get a real job!" I love you, and any success I have is because of your love and prayers. To my Dad, whose life was such a great example of love and kindness. It's my goal to be the man that you were. I love and miss you, and because you're gone life will never be the same. To Jennifer, my love, my best friend (my support, ha ha!). I couldn't do this without you. To my brothers and sisters: Gary, Sandy, Donna, Joyce, and Anita. Thank you for believing in me and helping me believe in myself. Thanks to their spouses: Cindy, Mike, Darrell, Paul, and Max. To my nieces and nephews: Kary, Matt, David, Michele, Sindy, Laurie, Candace, Heather, Mandy, Lindsey, Nichole, Jamie, Josh, Mary Katherine and Jordan. I love ya'll. To Debbie Westbrook for being the coolest adult I knew growing up. I love you. Thanx to Sarah Glover for giving me my 1st solo. To the rest of my friends and family, thanx for all of your support. Additional thanx to Kevin Kelley and James Matchack. To the other Towners: You guys are family to me. Thanx for all your hard work. I wouldn't want to share this experience with anyone else - I love you guys!
Kimberly Roads
Kimberly Thanks - To my husband, who is the life and breath of my dreams - thank you for having the vision and for loving me new every day. To Daddy and Mama, thank you for teaching me what's really important in life. To my sweet Paula and Joshua, I'm so glad God gave me you. To my little angels, Morgan and Aubrey, thank you for knowing all the words. Brian, your Harley is coming. To Papa and Grandmother Bramlett and Grandmother Burrell, to my dear family and my friends, and to Polly and Spencer, thank you for loving me and believing in me for a very long time. To Karen, Jimi, and Phillip: you have become my family. Thank you for your unending dedication to our dream. And most of all to my Father in Heaven who answers prayers - thank you for the gift of music and for the gifts of love in my life. I dedicate this music to the memory of my Papa Burrell who would have loved every note.
Phillip Sweet
Phillip Thanks - Thanks to God. My amazing and supporting wife Carol, I love you. Thanks for being such a beautiful soul. My mom for giving me a chance to sing; Pops, Teresa and Bengi. How 'bout this for your update? To my brothers and sisters: Cheryl and Gary, Tammie, Johnny and Angie, Terry and Lori, and Brook. What a ride so far. Thanks for loving me. To my nieces and nephews: Brittany, Summer, Lance (Bub), Aaron (doots) and Sarah... for your smiles. To Barb, Eddie, Lori, Ed and Linda for making New Jersey feel like my home, too. To Doug-E for being a true friend. To my LBT mates, I'm so glad our paths crossed. I couldn't imagine doing this without you guys. You make every day a journey to remember. I don't wanna wake up from this dream.
Karen Fairchild
Karen Thanks - To God, thank you for a blessed life and for the gift of music. Most of all for the opportunity to give it back to you. Mark, all of this is because of you. Thank you for your love. Mom and Dad, I am proud to be your daughter. Thank you for teaching me to follow my dreams. Kelley and Kent, thanks for always believing. To Greg, Taylor, Hayley, Clyde, Thelma, Mike, Sharon, Mychael and Wyatt for your love and support. To Grandaddy and Grandmother - happy 69th wedding anniversary. You are an inspiration. To Rendy for your passion and commitment, I will always be grateful. To Jeff Gregg for your friendship and encouragement. To the rest of my friends and family, thank you for your unconditional love and all your prayers. I couldn't do this without you. Finally to Kimberly, Jimi and Phillip: it is an honor to stand next to you on stage every night.
Little Big Town
Little Big Town Thanks - To Rendy Lovelady, for believing from the beginning and for making things happen. To David, James, Ritchie, Nicole and Alison for taking care of us every day. To Blake Chancey, for allowing us the freedom to experiment and for all the laughs. To David Huff and Paul Worley, for your friendship and for sharing your talents with us. To Allen Butler and the whole Sony family, thank you for your commitment to us. To Larry Pareigis and the formidable force of the Monumentals. Lloyd, Bob, Mike, Phil, Rodney, Tommy and Ryan, thank you for your hard work. To Deb, Tony, Mel, Spoon and Jenny for keeping things together in the studio. To George Massenburg for sharing your magic with us. To Tim Wipperman, Jozef Nuyens and our Warner Chappell family. To John, Ron, Rod, Rob Light, Brian Loucks and our super agent Jeff Gregg at Creative Artists Agency. We love you. To Steven Roads and Robin Mitchell Joyce, thank you. To the Nashville songwriting community for your words, melodies and friendship. Thank you for always inspiring us. To all the musicians who played on the record, thank you for lending us your talents. Thank you to Cheryl, Lillian and O'Neil Hagaman; Dan Keen and ASCAP; and David Preston and BMI. To Laura Putty, Woody Bomar, Lucy Bowers, Dan Huff, Kurt Denney, Brian Tankersley, Clay Myers, Kristen Barlow, Jason Deere, Rysha Rogers and Sam Shiffley, thank you for your kindness and generosity. To Matt McPherson, Linda Nelson and McPherson Guitars; Bob Borbonus and Taylor Guitars; and Epiphone Guitars.
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